Background
Stitzer was born in the United States, the son of a Young Men’s Christian Association director and a nurse, and is a naturalised British citizen.
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Todd Stitzer
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He was educated at Ridgewood High School, New Jersey, Springfield College, Massachusetts.
Career
He then obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. He joined New York law firm, Lord Day & Lord, in 1973 as an associate attorney and in 1983, joined Cadbury North America as Assistant General Counsel, later becoming marketing chief for United States beverages. He moved to London in 1991 as Group Development Director and then back to the United States in 1993 as Vice-President of Marketing and Strategic Planning and then Chief Operating Officer for Cadbury Beverages, North America.
He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Doctor Pepper/Seven Up from 1997 to 2000 and Chief Strategy Officer from 2000 to 2003.
He joined the board of Cadbury in 2000 and in 2003, was appointed Chief Executive Officer. On 3 February 2010 Todd Stitzer along with Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr announced their resignation following the purchase of Cadburys by Kraft Foods the day before.
Stitzer had worked for Cadbury plc for 27 years. He was succeeded by Kraft Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld.
Stitzer is a regular churchgoer and enjoys tennis, skiing and sailing.
His favourite book is philosopher Ayn Rand"s Atlas Shrugged. He has two children, a boy and a girl, and homes in Connecticut and Surrey.
